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Balkhash

city in Kazakhstan
City City Q805515

Facts

13 properties

Identity

Instance of
city, city of regional significance[6]
Inception
1932[8]
Official website
www.balkhash.kz[10]
Native label
Балқаш[21]
Official name
Балқаш[20]

Location

Country
Kazakhstan, Soviet Union[4][5]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 46.850°, 75.000°[9]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Balqash Qalasy[3]

Population and size

Area
+230
Elevation above sea level
+440
Population
74k (33k–87k, n=9)[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 32,521 · 53,031 · 75,965 · 78,145 · 86,742 GeoNames 81,364 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Postal code
100300–100316[7]
More facts +1
Award received
Order of Friendship of Peoples[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Balkhash ar بلقاش ar بالخاش ar بلكاش ar بالكاش cs Balchaš de Balchasch de Balqasch el Μπαλκάς es Baljash fa بالقاش fa بالقاش، قزاقستان fi Balqaş hi बालक़ाश ja バルハシュ ja バルカシュ ja バルハシ ko 발하시 nl Balqash pl Bałchasz
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
130376876, 840170868743022930001
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2001119721
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Balkhash-center.jpg ↗
CATO ID
351610000
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Balqash
Freebase ID
/m/027xy_h
GNS Unique Feature ID
-2334869
GeoNames ID
1525798
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1848131
J9U entity ID
987007494256505171
MusicBrainz area ID
6653a743-9669-4a2c-8544-3632c62617b3
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3873817
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OpenStreetMap relation ID
5513067
SNARC ID
Marlene Dietrich
Topic's main category
Category:Balkhash city
UN/LOCODE
KZBXH
Who's on First ID
421167907

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🔗 Connections
People born here 5
Yury Lonchakov, Vassiliy Jirov, Sergei Ponomarenko, Yelena Chebukina, Margarita Ponomaryova
Country 2
Kazakhstan, Soviet Union
Instance of 2
city, human settlement
Award received 1
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Karaganda Region
Located in time zone 1
UTC+06:00
Named after 1
Balkhash Airport
SNARC ID 1
Marlene Dietrich
Topic's main category 1
Category:Balkhash city
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Balkhash city
← Headquarters location 1
Balkhashtsvetmet
← Place served by transport hub 1
Balkhash Airport
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Summary

Balkhash is a city[1].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan[4], a sovereign state[22], in Kazakhstan[23], founded in 1991[24] and Soviet Union[5], a federal republic[25], in Soviet Union[26], founded in 1922[27].

Physical Characteristics

Balkhash covers an area of 230 km²[28]. Balkhash sits at an elevation of 440 m[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balkhash include Balkhash Airport[30], an airport[31], in Kazakhstan[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Balkhash include Balkhash Airport[30], an airport[31], in Kazakhstan[32].

FAQs

What awards did Balkhash receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples[2].

Related Entities

city Kazakhstan Marlene Dietrich

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Q127918124. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Q127918134. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Q127385865. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Q127918145. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Q127386028. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Census in Kazakhstan 2009. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Census in Kazakhstan 2009. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . stat.gov.kz. stat.gov.kz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Итоги Национальной переписи населения 2021 года. Население Республике Казахстан (том 1). wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    VIAF cluster ID → 130376876, 840170868743022930001
    "Created claim: VIAF cluster ID: 840170868743022930001"
  2. 18w ago · Красный · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Balqash Qalasy
    "Removed claim: Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karaganda Region"
  3. 19w ago · Cristan · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    UN/LOCODE → KZBXH
    "Created claim: UN/LOCODE: KZBXH"
  4. 26w ago · Olksolo · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n2001119721
    Online PWN Encyclopedia ID → 3873817
    Country → Kazakhstan, Soviet Union
    Category for people who died here → Wikidata item
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: Instance of: human settlement"
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